Architect salary in Denver, CO

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Englewood, Golden, Highlands Ranch.

Also listed as: Project Architect, Architect Non Licensed

Median salary$81,500
Middle 50%$71.8k–$99.9k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $79,330
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,934 and $139,604.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,976
25th$71,781
50th (median)$81,500
75th$99,876
90th$109,916

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2022: median $68,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $81,500 (16 filings) FY2026: median $77,892 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 16
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––6
FY2021–––4
FY2022$68,000$65,874$79,09015
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––9
FY2025$81,500$68,129$99,56816
FY2026$77,892$71,781$106,42510

Cost of living

Denver's median Architect salary of $81,500 is worth about $77,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Denver = 105.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Architects, Except Landscape and Naval in the Denver, CO area earned a median of $104,090 in May 2025 (2,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,500, 22% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Populous Grouptoo few5
Stantec Architecturetoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $71,781 16
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$66,934$71,78116

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.